Dec 22, 2014 · An oratorio is essentially an opera that can be performed in a church. It is a concert piece rather than a staged piece and it is usually religious; other than that, you can basically approach it in the same way your would approach an opera, which is to say, in many different ways. As for structure: traditionally, you would have an overture, and then several …

Mar 2, 2022 · Passions, which describe the suffering of Jesus and his death on the cross. Oratorios. These were considered as acceptable even during times when opera was frowned upon; Handel wrote quite a number of those, which are mostly operas but take their plot from the bible. Bach's Easter oratorio is a different type which is more like a cantata, see ...

I have to say no. As you said, Beethoven's 9th symphony was the first choral symphony but it was not the first piece to combine chorus and orchestra. There were already pieces from the Baroque that combined them, as the same definition of cantata says: Cantata: A sung piece, or choral work with or without vocal soloists, usually with orchestral accompaniment.

May 24, 2020 · I have decided to have my form of an oratorio as 4 voices (soprano, alto, tenor, and bass) and 4 stringed instruments (violin, viola, cello, bass). This form is much like the form of Handel's Messi...

Jan 19, 2020 · At least in Germany, you'll find some performance of Bach's Christmas oratorio in basically any larger town during the holiday time. There'll also be some lesser known variants, like the Christmas oratorio of Heinrich Schütz. The special case of a Christmas oratorio did not gather a whole lot of traction in times after the Baroque, so the usual season-specific performances …

Mar 28, 2020 · Bach was apparently fond of that effect, since the Christmas oratorio (wikipedia) has an extra echo soprano repeating, what the first soprano sung before. Addressing a comment to the question: The word écossaise, being the French translation of Scottish is unrelated to echo.

Nov 18, 2014 · Some common types of classical compositions include (but this is not an exclusive list): Vocal works Opera: A long staged work of musical drama for choir & orchestra, usually of a secular theme. Oratorio: Similar to an opera, but unstaged and usually on a sacred theme. Cantata: Usually religious, similar to an oratorio, but much shorter.

Feb 16, 2020 · In 2000, Howard Goodall wrote “Big Bangs” to accompany a TV series that covered “the story of five discoveries that changed musical history”. Episode 2 covered Equal Temperance. I do not know if the book is still available, but the episode is available on U-Tube. Search for “Howard Goodall Big Bangs 2 Equal Temperament”. I have not watched the series …

Jul 30, 2013 · I do not understand why there are two treble cleff staves and why there are music notes in the middle of the two staves. Which hand should I play those notes with and why are there two treble cleff

Dec 18, 2013 · The prova all'italiana is the first rehearsal that put togheter singers chorus and the orchestra that usually play on stage performing the opera just like an concert... it is used to put togheter just the music an singing and that's it. After that there are 3 "prove generali" the first with all of the opera set but just with the piano playing the music then a second prova generale with …